[OpenID] Combining Google & Yahoo user experience research
Martin Atkins
mart at degeneration.co.uk
Mon Oct 20 19:06:59 UTC 2008
Paul Madsen wrote:
> Thanks, OpenID's delegation mechanism is undeniably powerful (not sure I
> see the connection to SAML affiliations though?).
>
> But the enhanced ability to switch IDPs isn't the 'user empowering
> aspect' of OpenID I was asking about - rather the hardline view that a
> User's choice of OP takes complete priority over whatever the RP might
> think about the matter.
>
> Is an RP ever declining a user specified OP compatible with your view
> (at least my interpretation of) of user-centric?
>
The RP can do whatever it likes, of course.
It's up to the RP to decide whether they want my business enough to
respect my decision as to which OP I trust. I'm unlikely to go get a new
OP just because an RP doesn't like my current one. I'd just go find a
competing RP.
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